The son of the slave woman was born naturally, the son of the freeborn through a promise. Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1

Expulsion of Ishmael and His Mother, from Gustave Doré’s illustrated Bible of 1866. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The son of a slave woman was born naturally, the son of the freeborn through a promise. Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1

Paul is writing to the Churches in Galatia, trying to clear up the controversy that comes up about how to interpret Mosaic law as a follower of Christ. Paul has pulled from the Old Testament the story of Ishmael and Isaac to say that there was a time when we were born of bond women/slaves, earthly–sinful and now through the power of God we are all now born into the promise.

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Is a spiritual director working helping moms find God in the everyday. She has been a spiritual director since 1998: worked as a Director of Religious Education for Holy Cross Parish(2000-2005), was Director of Project Rachel, a healing ministry for Post Abortive women(1999-2000). Patty worked a social worker for Catholic Social Services (1988 - 1995) Then studied for spiritual direction at the Dominican Center of Religious Studies, DeWitt Michigan

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